Drying and cleaning brush



Aug. 11, 1931. M. soss DRYING AND CLEANING BRUSH Filed July 21, 1930 INVENTOR.

Mark 5055 ATTORNEY.

I 'l" lll-llll I'll-III.

Patented Aug. 11, 1931 e H 1,818,282

,UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MARK S088, OI SPOKANE, WASHINGTON DRYING AND CLEANING BRUSH Application filed July 21, 1980. Serial No. 489,857.

My invention relates to drying and cleanregistry with corresponding erforations 13 ing brushes and certain objects of the inventhrough the top wall of said rush caslng. tion are-to provide an electrically operated An electric motor 14: 1s secured by screw brush with both suction and expulsion means b lts 15 t the top wall in the forward (porwhereby air may be either forcibly drawn $1011 0f the brush casing 5 and its depen ing 65 thereinto or discharged therefrom. Further Shaft 16 has a fan 1' secured to the end thereobjects of the invention are to provide heatp ket 1? 1s fixed on said shaft with "'ing element means, means for controlling the a m 19 lcadlng therefrom to another passage of air through the brush and means Sprocket 011 a Shaft 21 v ng a fan 22 sefor collecting the foreign matter for use when Cured to i end 111 the rear portion of said the brush is employed as a cleaning device. brush gl electllc condlllt lead" With the above and other objects in view mg throughim honQW handle pP hi h ill appealas th d i ti current to sald motor and is provided w1th a ceeds, the invention consists of the novel con- Swltch Connected 9 16 handle.

struction, adaptation, combination and ar- A heatlng element 13 mountjfld 1 he ot" rangement of parts hereinafter described and tom P9 of the brush Casmg 5 between claimed. These objects are accomplished by the bustle back member 7 and he fans 17 devices illustrated in the accompanying 6 Said e t comprises a plural" drawings; wherein ity of spaced longitudinal rods 25 connected Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the to t terwehd ehd tear. ehd wahe of said to device; casing and with a plurality of spaced insu- Fig. 2 is a view in longitudinal vertical seclater here 26 shspehded trehevetsely. there tion taken substantially on a broken line 2, 2 The usual reslstehee Wlre 1S celled eh of Fig. 1; said bars and a conduit 27 leads therefrom Fig. 3 is a view in horizontal section taken through t hollow handle Where 1t 18 P on a b k i 3, 3 f Fig vidfidhvg ith a swltch 28 ad acent the motor Fig. 4 is a detail view in perspective showing a portion of the heating element; and The Whh of the brush eeslhg 5 Fig 5 is a detail View in perspective of the vided w1th a nozzle or outlet 29 to which a 30 sack or dust separator 30 may be connected 3 h for the upper wall of the brush when the brush is being used as a cleaning Referring to the drawings throughout devlee and which h may closed b which like reference numerals indicate like h cap Shewh 1h when the h parts, the numeral 5 designates the hollow 15 used as drylhg apparatus. It W111 he brush casing as a whole having a hollow hanunderstood that the meter 14 15 the dle 6 connected to one end thereof. The botverelhle type the h the brush 15 used for tom of said casing is closed by a bristle back dtylhg purposes sale meter rotates the tithe member? secured thereto and having the new 17 Ki 3 in i h air a1 bristles 8 with perforations 9 between the war y mug e per Oratlon the perforations 13 in the top of the casing are an; by 10, and current is supplied to the heating brush casing a perforated valve plate 10, in the shape of the letter H as shown in detail in ii gggfggf g fig t fgt i zg gg 46 1s shfiably molmted 111 y sultflble purposes said perforations are closed with manner. Said plate 1s centrally provided the nozzle or outlet 29 open and the bag or with a knob 11 that 18 arranged to pro ect dust remover 30 installed thereon, the motor through a slot 12 in the top of said casing 14 is reversed and the heat is turned off. whereby the plate may be moved back and As one illustration of the utility of my 60 forth to bring its perforations into or out of device, using same as a cleaning or vacuum means the scalp may be thoroughly scrubbed with the bristles 8 to loosen the dandruff which will be sucked into the bag 30, the scalp may then be washed or shampooed after which the device may be used to dr the hair and scalp as will be understoo Having thus described my invention,-it being understood that minor changes may be resorted to in its construction and arrangement without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. A drying and cleaning brush having in combination a brush casing comprising a perforated top wall, an outlet for said casmg, a dust separator connected to said outlet, a valve plate slidably mounted within the casing whereby said perforations may be opened and closed, a perforated bristle carrying member for the bottom of the casing, a reversible motor mounted within the top portion of the casing, and one or more fans mounted within the casing and arranged to be driven by said motor.

2. A drying and cleaning brush having in combination a brush casing comprising a perforated top wall, a valve plate slidably mounted within the casing whereby said perforations may be opened and closed, a

erforated bristle carrying member for the Bottom of the casing, a reversible motor mounted within the top portion of the casing, one or more fans mounted within the casing arranged to be driven by said motor, a heating element mounted within the casing, a conduit and switch for the motor and a separate conduit and switch for the heating element, an outlet for the casing, and a sack adapted to be connected to said outlet.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

MARK SOSS. 

